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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

Pfizer Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Dec 31, 2025 Sep 28, 2025 Jun 29, 2025 Mar 30, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 29, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021
Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt 3,154 4,303 4,295 4,470 6,946 9,699 11,944 8,232 10,350 2,548 3,985 4,188 2,945 4,040 5,990 645 2,241 3,629 3,888 4,352
Trade accounts payable 5,240 5,024 5,166 5,240 5,633 5,314 5,106 5,591 6,710 5,338 6,081 6,123 6,809 6,267 6,208 5,506 5,578 4,698 4,327 4,064
Dividends payable 2,445 2,445 2,437 2,380 2,372 2,315 2,303 2,245 2,245 2,249 2,191 2,184
Income taxes payable 3,103 3,799 3,675 3,105 2,910 2,877 2,884 3,192 2,349 1,898 2,928 1,969 1,587 3,071 3,350 3,177 1,266 4,496 1,742 1,401
Accrued compensation and related items 3,610 3,036 2,447 2,607 3,838 3,383 2,566 2,192 2,776 2,372 1,972 2,277 3,407 2,852 1,997 2,249 3,332 2,571 2,015 1,985
Deferred revenues 784 924 1,123 1,012 1,511 2,020 2,528 2,502 2,700 2,204 1,286 1,750 2,520 6,191 3,804 3,108 3,067 3,529 4,291 2,052
Other current liabilities 18,648 19,510 18,575 20,018 19,720 19,918 16,411 18,788 20,537 16,776 16,080 20,255 22,567 19,648 23,816 24,583 24,938 20,689 17,217 12,798
Current liabilities 36,984 36,596 37,726 36,452 42,995 43,211 43,819 40,497 47,794 31,136 34,647 36,562 42,138 44,314 47,410 39,268 42,671 41,803 35,664 26,652
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 61,641 57,409 57,502 57,639 57,405 58,002 57,506 61,307 61,538 61,048 61,356 31,704 32,884 32,629 34,294 35,656 36,195 36,250 35,354 35,347
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations 2,041 2,157 2,130 2,021 2,115 2,073 2,040 2,076 2,167 2,166 2,184 2,179 2,250 2,960 3,257 3,494 3,724 4,303 4,939 5,161
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities 2,401 2,467 2,481 2,258 2,122 2,158 2,227 931 640 1,125 1,232 1,067 1,023 616 558 655 349 328 4,161 4,355
Other taxes payable 3,591 3,401 3,313 5,724 6,112 5,905 6,532 8,603 8,534 8,099 8,052 9,860 9,812 9,701 10,990 11,574 11,331 11,336 11,259 11,759
Other noncurrent liabilities 14,727 13,605 13,931 13,297 14,150 15,569 16,094 15,123 16,540 14,243 13,404 13,009 13,181 12,239 11,312 10,508 9,743 9,201 8,228 6,679
Noncurrent liabilities 84,401 79,039 79,357 80,939 81,904 83,707 84,399 88,040 89,419 86,681 86,228 57,819 59,150 58,145 60,411 61,887 61,342 61,418 63,941 63,301
Total liabilities 121,385 115,635 117,083 117,391 124,899 126,918 128,218 128,537 137,213 117,817 120,875 94,381 101,288 102,459 107,821 101,155 104,013 103,221 99,605 89,953
Common stock 481 481 481 481 480 480 480 480 478 478 478 478 476 476 476 476 473 473 472 472
Additional paid-in capital 94,469 94,248 94,053 93,856 93,603 93,477 93,197 92,997 92,631 92,496 92,329 92,153 91,802 91,359 91,183 90,844 90,591 89,973 89,336 89,002
Treasury stock (115,015) (115,011) (115,010) (115,008) (114,763) (114,760) (114,757) (114,755) (114,487) (114,485) (114,482) (114,473) (113,969) (113,945) (113,939) (113,932) (111,360) (111,358) (111,354) (111,348)
Retained earnings 114,610 121,149 117,609 119,590 116,725 121,060 116,596 121,318 118,353 126,411 128,796 131,101 125,656 122,966 116,607 111,193 103,394 102,252 96,346 95,158
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (8,069) (8,066) (8,438) (8,581) (7,842) (7,971) (7,816) (7,758) (7,961) (7,966) (8,102) (8,289) (8,304) (8,225) (7,119) (6,157) (5,897) (5,649) (4,758) (4,664)
Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity 86,476 92,801 88,695 90,338 88,203 92,286 87,700 92,282 89,014 96,934 99,019 100,970 95,661 92,631 87,208 82,424 77,201 75,691 70,042 68,620
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests 299 295 317 299 294 272 275 276 274 270 274 266 255 260 261 261 261 276 273 245
Total equity 86,775 93,096 89,012 90,637 88,497 92,558 87,975 92,558 89,288 97,204 99,293 101,236 95,916 92,891 87,469 82,685 77,462 75,967 70,315 68,865
Total liabilities and equity 208,160 208,731 206,095 208,028 213,396 219,476 216,193 221,095 226,501 215,021 220,168 195,617 197,204 195,350 195,290 183,840 181,475 179,188 169,920 158,818

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04).


An examination of the balance sheet information reveals notable fluctuations in liabilities and stockholders’ equity over the observed period, spanning from April 2021 to December 2025. Overall, total liabilities and equity demonstrate an increasing trend, though with periods of contraction, particularly noticeable in late 2024 and early 2025.

Current Liabilities
Current liabilities exhibited a significant increase from approximately US$26.7 billion in April 2021 to a peak of US$47.4 billion in July 2022. Subsequently, these liabilities decreased to US$31.1 billion by October 2023, before rising again to US$47.8 billion in December 2023. A downward trend is then observed through December 2025, settling at US$36.984 billion. Within current liabilities, trade accounts payable remained relatively stable, fluctuating between US$5.1 billion and US$6.8 billion. Short-term borrowings showed substantial volatility, peaking at US$10.4 billion in December 2023, following a low of US$0.645 billion in April 2022. Income taxes payable also displayed considerable variation, reaching a high of US$4.496 billion in October 2021 and fluctuating throughout the period.
Noncurrent Liabilities
Noncurrent liabilities remained relatively stable between approximately US$61 billion and US$64 billion for much of the period. A notable increase occurred in December 2023, reaching US$89.4 billion, before decreasing to US$81.9 billion by December 2024 and US$84.4 billion by December 2025. Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, constituted the largest component of noncurrent liabilities, consistently above US$30 billion. Pension and postretirement benefit obligations gradually decreased over the period, from US$5.2 billion in April 2021 to US$2.041 billion in December 2025. Other taxes payable also showed a decreasing trend, falling from US$11.759 billion to US$3.591 billion over the same timeframe.
Stockholders’ Equity
Total stockholders’ equity generally increased from US$68.9 billion in April 2021 to a peak of US$101.2 billion in December 2023. A subsequent decline was observed, reaching US$86.8 billion in December 2025. Retained earnings were the primary driver of this trend, increasing from US$95.2 billion to US$128.8 billion before decreasing to US$114.6 billion. Treasury stock consistently represented a significant deduction from equity, with a negative balance exceeding US$111 billion throughout the period. Common stock and additional paid-in capital remained relatively stable, with modest increases over time. Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests remained consistently below US$300 million.

The observed fluctuations in liabilities and equity suggest dynamic financial management and potentially significant strategic decisions, such as debt financing and share repurchases. The increase in short-term borrowings in late 2023, followed by a decrease, warrants further investigation. The overall trend of increasing equity, despite periods of decline, indicates a generally strengthening financial position, although the recent decrease requires monitoring.

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